Uniswap’s all-time trade volume reached $101.5 billion on Monday, according to data from Dune Analytics. Uniswap’s decentralized exchange reached a major milestone on Monday as cumulative trade volumes surpassed $100 billion in the wake of the decentralized finance boom. Hayden Adams, Uniswap’s CEO, tweeted Monday that the platform became the first decentralized exchange to process…
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The DeFi sector is booming but the future of the sector depends on oracles, here are some of the top contenders. To the observant cryptocurrency enthusiast, the sight of multiple large-cap tokens more than tripling their value since November 2020 is a healthy sign that a bull market cycle is underway. Aside from a breakout…
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Ethereum gas fees are too high for decentralized trading, but there are some alternatives now and others on the way. While Bitcoin (BTC) has been in the spotlight since the start of the year, and even more so given the recent $1.5-billion Tesla purchase, Ether has not been lagging behind. Ether (ETH) is currently sitting…
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Big-name partnerships and the release of ThetaSwap DEX are just a few of the factors pushing THETA price to a new all-time high. The sustained bullish performance from Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) has increased the confidence of crypto investors and many are now looking deeper into projects that have strong fundamentals and offer real-world…
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Linear’s launch on Binance Smart Chain adds interoperability options to the network and may draw new users looking to escape Ethereum’s high gas fees. This week Linear Finance (LINA) emerged as a viable competitor to Ethereum-based projects in the DeFi sector that find themselves hampered by congestion and high transaction costs. Data from Cointelegraph Markets…
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Algorand rallied to a multi-year high after the network emerged as a possible choice for central bank digital currencies and the team revealed its DeFi plans. In the past few months cryptocurrencies have become a frequent topic of discussion among the mainstream media and traditional investors partially because of the Bitcoin evangelism of well-known influencers…
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New entrants to the DeFi sector and established traders looking to borrow funds have pushed the price of Compound (COMP) to a new all-time high. As Bitcoin and numerous altcoins surge toward new all-time highs, traders who are coin rich but cash poor are increasingly flocking to decentralized finance lending platforms where they can collatoralize…
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Ethereum network competitors like Avalanche, Matic and Celo are seeing substantial gains as high gas fees push users to search for cheaper alternatives. Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent institutional investor-driven rally has steadily pushed its price to new all-time highs and while investors are intensely focused on BTC’s price action, a number of altcoins have also secured…
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Record high trading volume and new offerings from Binance are a few of the factors behind Binance Coin hitting a new all-time high at $148. On Feb. 10 Binance Coin (BNB) hit a new all-time high at $148 after the native exchange token rallied 121% since the start of the week. Data from Cointelegraph Markets…
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Curve Finance has surpassed Uniswap’s total value locked, a sign that competition between DeFi protocols is heating up. As decentralized finance grows in prominence, a battle of the DEXs is brewing between several of the top protocols like Uniswap (UNI), SushiSwap (SUSHI) and Curve DAO (CRV) as the growing list of platforms vie for investor…
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